Week in Review–February 5th, 2011

I’ve long since wondered what to do with all the random tidbits of things I collect each week – or the little thoughts that don’t quite make for a full post. But I finally came up with a solution: The Week in Review Post. This takes the place of my Weekly Mailbag – which is over on Slowtwitch. These are just quick snippets of things that I’ve found interesting. Nice and easy Saturday reading. Plus, a recap of my Weekly Mailbag post a well.

So with that, let’s get into the action!

Weekly Mailbag Over at Slowtwitch.com:Sometimes there’s some collective confusion in the process to get stuff published to Slowtwitch (it’s not quite like the instant-push-a-button world of a normal blog). About half the time it’s my fault, and the other half the time…umm…yeah. So, last weeks didn’t end up getting published until this week. Either way – like NBC says – if you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you!

1) Limitations and choice with Garmin power meter head units 2) CompuTrainer and RacerMate One Software 3) New Nike+ and TomTom Running GPS Partnership (Nike+ Sportwatch)

#3) They’rehiring. Both Quarq and the Swimsense folks are looking for peeps with engineering and ANT+ experience (respectively). If you’ve got that – or if you just have a boatload of creative will, check em out.

#4) Powertap vs Quarq Review: A pretty good dueling breakdown of the two, if you’re in the market. I agree with everything he says here – spot on.

I’m back in Africa this past week and next week for work. But, I’ve got the weekend to enjoy myself in Cape Town. Just finished up my morning ride a bit ago (followed by a post-ride Slushy relaxing on the beach). But, I’ll have more on that at the conclusion of the weekend…can’t be jumping the gun quite yet, can we? Back out to explore I go!

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You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.

It turns our I’ve written a fair bit of stuff over the past few years – and after it disappears from my front page, a lot of it never really sees the light of day again without Google’ing skillz. Or a photographic memory…which I don’t have. I’ve taken a look back and found stuff that…continues to find a trickle of readers via web searches or forum links.

I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.